Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-13
DEATH DY FIRE.
Horrible Fate of Negro woman
Near Norfolk. Sc.

1Corre-pcndencc Of the Richmond Dispatch
NORFOLK, February II, 1887.
Yesterday morning a young negro
woman named Lizzie Banks. while EN-
ployed in cutting lale on the farm Of
Ir. George n. Halstcad, in the county,
four miles from Berkeley, went too near
a ire kept burning ia the field for the
hands to warm 10y. her clothing be
coming ignited quickly enyeloped her
body in flames. The woman in her
fright ran TO marsh near by to throw
herself in the Water and eXtinguish the
flames. but the marsh being dry the
unfortunate creature was literally roast
I'd to death while prone on the marsh
rud. The body presented horrlble
S;aht. and the friends OF the woman
had TO wrap it up in bcd-e.othing to
carry it home.
m the HygCia Hotel case in the
United States Circuit Court, the Court,
in claiming jurisdiction in an opinion
delivered last evening. says that the 5u-
prcme Court Of Appeals OF Virginia, IN
IA spirit Of generous comfy, has very
recently declared that lands on the
Fort Monroe reservation ceded by
virginia TO the United States arc NJ
LONGER Part Of the State, and are not
subject to the jurisdiction of the State
courts; and the Court is unwilling by
any decision Of It's own to unsettle Il
an stion thus Solcmnly determined.
be body of Sandy Dean, the negro
ccal-yard hand drowned in Taylor
| d,ck some weeks since. was found this
| morning. The coroners jury returned
verdict OF accidental drowning.
Shortly after the disappearance OF
Dean. his friends were notified here
that the body had been found in tn
hold OF a vessel which had arrived IN
| Baltimore from this port.
The gale yesterday made all the yes
sells III the harhor drag their anchors
and occasioned some damage aroIn
the city to tin-roofs, signs, and fencing.
| The cold wave was on time to-day.
The dereiict brig Uarnett has again
been reported off the coast in the i'm
mediate track OF coasting vessels.
A stream of immigrants is now pass
ing through this city, every Old Do
minion steamer bringing a crowd.
Or. John Bryant and W. ). Peele,
Esq, of Boston, are here inspecting
the cotton operations of this section.
There is considerable fire in the
Dismal swamp, near Deep Creek.
The truckers Of the county are now
only paying fifteen cents IL barrel or
kale end spinach to New York.
1t is estimated that every ship carry
ing 1900 bales of cotton loading Al
this port causes to he loft in NOrioli
Sl4, $50 in the hands Of the commission
merchants, handlers, stores, etc. o.
this amount 81, 500 Is paid out fcI
labor. This is one way Of estimating
the great value Of the cotton trade t,
this city.
The public nieh.-schoois for the in
struction OF young mechaoics OF TIN
city Will be opened by Captain jaime
Barron Hope, the superintendent, OF
Monday night.
The delegation OF Councilmen tina
went to Washington with Mayor Bar
ton Myers and Colonel William LAM
in the interest of the new post-otfice
returned this morning, having had
very satisfactory meeting with yarlou
members Of She committee having tn
matter in charge.
The Old Dominion steamer Wya
poke went 2shore on the Berkeley fiat
lest night and had 10 be hauled of b.
n ing G.